BUSINESS LEADER “STEVE JOBS” INTRODUCTION Steve Jobs is the Chairman and CEO of Apple Computers Inc. and arguably one of the world’s most successful businessmen today. He founded Apple in the 1970s‚ got chased out by his own board of directors‚ but returned eventually as Apple’s CEO. Since then‚ he has revolutionized the IT industry with his creations like the Mac Book‚ the iPod and the iPhone. PERSONAL LIFE AND A QUICK HISTORY Steve Jobs was born in San Francisco in February 24‚ 1955. He was
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The Steves He’s a legend. He’s a genius. He’s the legendary genius who built‚ from the ground up‚ one of the greatest tech companies of today. His first name is Steve. And without him‚ Apple would be nothing more than a household fruit. He’s Steve Wozniak. Terribly sorry. I do believe you were expecting someone else. You were probably thinking of the other Steve. The manipulative‚ semi-bald‚ and LSD-loving‚ Mr Jobs. But how is Steve Jobs not responsible for my iPhone‚ iPad and MacBook? He’s that
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Brief History of Steve Jobs Most recognized for his work as CEO at one of the most successful technology companies to ever exist‚ Steve Jobs was born on February 24th‚ 1955. His parents put him up for adoption right away‚ and he was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs who lived in California. His adopted father Paul worked as a laser machine technician‚ while his adopted mother Clara worked as an accountant. His first journey into the word of electronics was when he was a teenager. Jobs contacted the president
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D’Andrea Haynes Professor Lany SPC 2608 12 December 2012 Steve Jobs: 2005 Stanford Commencement Address Steve jobs gives the commence speech at Stanford University. The commence ceremony is held outside on the football field and it appears very hot. I think Steve audience analysis was done and done very well. Is speech was sport and to the point. He told the audience that he would tell 3 short stories from his life and that would be it. Several times he mentions that cost of the school being
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An inspirational story- Steve Jobs Steve Jobs was born on February 24‚ 1955‚ in San Francisco‚ California. His mother decided to put him for adoption‚ as at the time she was still unwed. When she found out that her son’s future parents‚ Justin and Clara Jobs were not college graduates she agreed to sign the adoption papers only after they promised that they would give her son a chance to go to college. Steve grew up in Cupertino‚ California. He did go to college but dropped out due to the high
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Family background Steve Jobs was born on February 24‚ 1955‚ in the city of San Francisco. His biological mother was an unwed graduate student (and his biological father is said to be a political science or mathematics professor‚ maybe of Middle-Western descent -but this has never been confirmed). Back in the 50s‚ it was unconceivable for such a young woman to raise a child on her own‚ so she decided to put her little baby boy up for adoption. But she insisted that the adoptive parents had to
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Steve Jobs: A Transformational Leader Steve Job’s is a visionary inventor who is co-founded and CEO of Apple Inc.‚ the most valuable company in Silicon Valley. Before claiming his title as CEO he first got ousted from his company in 1985 and invited back as interim CEO in 1997. In the following decade he survived two near death experiences‚ one securities-law scandal‚ and also conceptualized and ran his product line-up to become the dominant leader in four distinct industries – music‚ movies
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1. Five elements of leadership that applies to Steve Jobs leading Apple a) Leaders-follower >Effective leader influences follower and their followers influence them. Effective followers share their idea and as a leader‚ they need to listen to others and implement their ideas to be effective. Apple is creating something that they like and what they think the customers will like as well‚ so Apple keep on innovating new products for it’s customers. b) Influence >Influencing is the process of
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Analytic profile of a Leader - Steve Jobs Introduction Steve Jobs was born on 24th February 1955 in San Francisco. He was a college drop out and was not quite sure about his ambitions in life. In fact‚ in young days‚ he became a hippie‚ and visited India‚ in a quest to attain nirvana. I believe his transformation‚ from a hippie to a CEO‚ is an intriguing part of his life’s journey as he co-founded‚ and later became CEO of‚ Apple Inc.‚ a leading consumer electronics manufacturer in the
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Nathan Girard 9/27/2011 Is Steve Jobs a Leader or a Manager? John Sculley former CEO of both PepsiCo & Apple states that the differences between leadership and management is; “Leadership is often confused with other things‚ specifically management. Management requires an entirely different set of skills. As Sculley sees it‚ leadership revolves around vision‚ ideas‚ direction‚ and has more to with inspiring people as to direction and goals than with day-to-day implementation…One can’t lead
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